Hermès // 2022 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND NON ટ FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE THE PLANET: ENVIRONMENT

Textile / 17% increase in waste production in 2022 With the strong growth in activity, the volume of waste generated by the HTH division increased by 17% in absolute value compared with 2021, although waste reduction efforts made it possible to limit this increase by reducing consumption per unit of textile produced (-9%). This change is linked to the increase in dye waste (+25%), the volume of which is proportional to that of the activity and which represents 50% of the division’s waste. The volume of non‑hazardous waste was stable (+4%) and more than half of this (52%) was recycled compared to 44% in 2021. Thus, of all waste from this activity, 71% was recovered as energy, 21% sorted and recycled, and 7.5% follows another treatment method (e.g.: composting), with only 0.5% incinerated or landfilled. Thus, only specific waste such as IHCW or part of the waste from isolated sites where there is currently no alternative treatment is eliminated. Through monthly meetings involving the sites as well as the service provider, the ensures that recycling and recovery solutions are systematically favoured. Each new flow is validated. At the same time, the sector is carrying out in‑depth projects to significantly reduce the volume of waste emitted. Ateliers AS and SIEGL have developed a system for holding textile parts using a reusable adhesive film to replace glue. This system saved 2 tonnes of chemicals used to clean the glue. The SIEGL site has also significantly reduced the volume of plastics discarded by modifying the double‑sided scarf process, thus eliminating 120 km of plastic film. Crystal manufacturing Cristalleries Saint‑Louis is developing a waste sorting, treatment and recovery policy adapted to environmental and economic issues. It is coordinated around the following major axes: reduce the amount and harmfulness of waste produced; s prioritise the recovery of products whenever possible; s choose sustainable treatment channels adapted to the products; s commit to a green economy that is more respectful of people and their environment. s As part of a process of recovery rather than waste disposal, Saint‑Louis uses most of the residues from its crystal production, cullet, in an internal recycling circuit where it becomes raw material again. Since 2022, the work undertaken in parallel with the installation of the new gas melting furnace has made it possible to optimise the quantity of cullet that can be recovered by cleaning the flow from drains. Non‑hazardous waste is sorted as precisely as possible to be sent to appropriate channels (wood, cardboard, paper, metal, polymers, crystal, etc.) where it can be recovered.

2.5.5 CONTROL OF POLLUTION RISKS The policies conducted by Hermès in terms of prevention and the fight against pollution aim, based on a study of risks, to control them and limit their impact on the environment, whether on soil, air or water. Hermès assumes all its responsibilities as a company that places goods on markets, to ensure the regulatory compliance of all products sold, in all countries where it operates, in particular in terms of chemical risk management. EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT Hermès is committed to going beyond current regulations to reduce the use of hazardous substances. Accordingly, the House’s internal requirements, for its own operations and for supplier specifications, sometimes impose stricter limits. 2.5.5.1 Waste classified as hazardous is separated at each production phase and follows a pathway adapted to its characteristics until shipping. Depending on its nature, hazardous industrial waste is sent to the most appropriate channels in accordance with applicable regulations and which meet quality, safety and environmental requirements. Leather The proportion of non‑hazardous waste recycled and recovered for energy out of the total tonnage generated by the Leather Goods division was 88% in 2022. Household waste represents 59% of the total. Composting facilities have been set up at certain leather goods workshops to recover organic waste and avoid its transportation. The other main sources of non‑hazardous waste are cardboard (11%) and wood (5%). The leather goods activity generates little hazardous industrial waste: 7% of the total annual tonnage of waste in 2022. Most of this deposit consists of packaging, glues and dyes used in the manufacture of leather goods. 91% of all hazardous industrial waste is recycled or recovered. Leather scraps, parts not used in the “cutting” activity of production units, are sold to specialised channels, sorted and reused. These by‑products from activity are not included as “waste” in this report. The division also takes part, in the context of the recovery of production waste, in working groups on the reuse, recycling and recovery of its waste within Hermès, as well as in the work carried out by the Centre technique du cuir (CTC – Leather Technical Centre) on this subject.

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